Chapter 1044 This is different from what I thought
Listening to the footsteps disappearing, Princess Mingzhu opened her eyes slightly, made sure that no one was nearby, and then turned her head to look at her location.
It was like a junk warehouse, filled with damaged tables, chairs, benches and other things. However, the door was closed tightly and the situation outside could not be seen. Princess Mingzhu could not accurately determine her specific location.
She was already awake in the carriage just now, but she didn't show it. After noticing that the carriage stopped, Princess Mingzhu quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be in a coma, so as not to irritate the kidnapper.
She could feel as if she was being carried away, and not long after she left, she was packed into the debris warehouse. Listening carefully, she could also hear the noisy voices of people in the nearby market, which must not be far away.
She tried to break free, but it still didn't work. Her hands and feet were tied behind her back. Princess Mingzhu could only squirm on the ground like a caterpillar. If she tried to escape with this little mobility, she would be suicidal.
In order not to irritate the kidnappers, Princess Mingzhu gave up the unwise choice of continuing to struggle, which would injure herself.
At this time, the benefits of martial arts came to light. Princess Mingzhu somewhat regretted that she was too lazy to practice martial arts properly, otherwise she would have been somewhat capable of protecting herself.
However, the princess knew that the maid who took care of her would come to her room regularly to refill lamp oil and so on, and she must have noticed that she was missing now.
Princess Mingzhu was very confident in the abilities of Ouchi's guards. The problem was that when the princess was transferred, she was unconscious for a while and did not leave enough clues to guide the direction. She didn't know when she would be found.
This was one of the reasons why the princess did not try to resist or escape. Instead of taking dangerous actions, it was better to wait for the Ouchi guards to come to rescue her.
Just after taking a look at the surrounding situation, Princess Mingzhu immediately heard footsteps approaching. She quickly closed her eyes again and pretended to be unconscious while leaning on a broken table lying horizontally.
"You, you! What can I say to you!"
"What's wrong with me?"
"What's wrong? I asked you to collect a debt, and you just stabbed someone to death and brought someone back for me?"
"No, brother, those two are poor people. You haven't seen their home. Even if I break their legs, I can't get out a ounce of oil."
"Then you ask someone to pay off the debt? This will get us into trouble!"
"What kind of trouble can it be bigger than the county magistrate? It's just a matter of words for us brothers to come to your door."
The sounds outside the door were getting closer, and then Princess Mingzhu heard the door being pushed open.
"Brother, look, this little girl doesn't dress like an ordinary person. It's probably because those two poor guys couldn't bear the debt and kidnapped a girl from a wealthy family nearby. Let's find out who it is. Coming to your door and asking for a favor is better than debt collection. Earn too much.”
"It's true that she doesn't look like an ordinary country woman, but why does her dress look a bit like a lady from an official family?"
"Both of us know the housekeeper near Wangyun Mountain. Brother, are you overthinking it?"
"No, look at the pattern on this girl's collar. It's not something everyone can use. She might be a young lady from a high official's family."
"ah?"
"Ah what? You've caused trouble again, you know! If you really can't afford to offend someone, we can't explain why we go up to ask for benefits."
"In this case, why don't we just do one thing and two things?"
"Fart! Use your brain, what are you going to do with the body in the city? Make it into meat buns?"
"Then big brother, what do you think we should do?"
Princess Mingzhu was sweating after hearing this. This seemed different from the kidnapper she had imagined.
Princess Mingzhu is so calm because she feels that her kidnapper must have a political purpose. Before the purpose is achieved, as long as she does not resist, she will not suffer.
But now it sounds like her being kidnapped was an accident, which is very bad.
"Are you panicking now? Stay calm for me." Princess Mingzhu heard someone sigh, and then the voice said:
"I'll ask a few people to go out and investigate later. If it's really the daughter of a high-ranking official, I'm afraid there will be some news."
"What are you doing asking for information?"
"Of course, we need to see who we offended! If the background is too big... we brothers must take it out."
"Brother, what do you think we should do?"
"It's broad daylight now, and it's hard to deal with the crowds of people outside. When night falls, I'll find someone to discuss it and go to a brothel in the distance. By then, we brothers won't be able to get close to each other no matter what."
The other person chuckled: "Brother, you are much more ruthless than me. You can still make a fortune by selling it. This little lady is so thin and tender, so she should be worth a lot of money. How about we brothers first... "
"This is all the trouble caused by you, kid. Watch your belt. It's not easy to sell a broken woman!"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to big brother."
"Well, go ahead and cover her eyes first. The medicine will wear off later. Don't let her see our brothers' faces."
Soon, Princess Mingzhu felt a piece of cloth covering her face, and it was tied tightly.
But she didn't dare to move, not even to tremble. If these two people found out that she was awake, they might be killed on the spot.
Through the cloth covering her eyes, she could vaguely see someone standing in front of her. It didn't matter if she was blindfolded, but he seemed to want to take advantage of the opportunity to indulge in hand addiction.
The princess wanted to jump up and give him a kick, but now she was tied tightly and couldn't move at all.
At this critical moment, a voice came from outside the door:
"Eldest Young Master! Second Young Master!"
"Put it on and leave quickly. Don't let others see it."
After saying this, Princess Mingzhu saw the figure in front of her stand up and take a few steps back, and then there was the sound of the door being closed.
Princess Mingzhu, who was almost taken advantage of, breathed a sigh of relief, but it was just a sigh of relief.
After all, judging from the intentions of these two people, they would sell her at night. If the Ouchi guards had not found her before then, the princess's end might not be very beautiful.
This matter was already outrageous, and the current situation was completely beyond Princess Mingzhu's expectations. She couldn't wait any longer.
When she heard the door closing and the footsteps disappearing, Princess Mingzhu immediately rubbed her head against the table behind her, gradually removing the cloth covering her eyes.
After regaining her vision, Princess Mingzhu pushed herself up with her bound feet and tried to move her hands tied behind her back to the front.
Because the binding was too tight, this movement was very difficult. She could feel the skin on her wrists being scratched, and there was a clear stinging pain.
But fortunately, the princess was young and her body was flexible. After some hard work, she really succeeded.
The hands and feet are tied with leather straps instead of hemp ropes. This kind of thing is usually used by hunters to tie wild boars and tigers, and it is not generally strong.
Princess Mingzhu took a breath, ignoring the burning pain in her wrist. She looked at the knot carefully, opened her mouth, bit one end and pulled hard.
As long as you can untie your hands and feet, it will be much easier. Princess Mingzhu can also vaguely hear the noisy people in the market now, and she estimates that she is not far from the downtown area.
We must escape before those two people come back. As long as we get to the main road, things will be easier to handle.
(End of chapter)